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Vocabularies of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian Languages . 


By Dr. Franz Boas. 

ft 

(Read before the American Philosophical Society, October 2, 1891.) 


The following vocabularies were collected by the author when studying 
the Indian tribes of British Columbia, under an appointment of the Com¬ 
mittee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, ap¬ 
pointed for the purpose of investigating and publishing reports on the 
physical characters, languages, and industrial and social conditions of the 
Northwestern tribes of the Dominion of Canada. It was decided that in 
the report of the Committee a brief comparative vocabulary only should 
be printed. As, however, the languages of the North Pacific Coast of 
America are little known, the vocabularies may be found to possess some 
value. 

The following alphabet has been used : 

The vowels have their continental sounds, namely : a as in father; e 
like a in mate ; i as in machine ; o as in note ; u as in rule. In addition 
the following have been used : a, o as in German ; a —aw in law; E = e 
in flower. 

Among the consonants the following additional letters have been used : 
g-, a very guttural g, similar to gr; k’, a very guttural k, similar to kr ; 
q, the German ch in Bach ; h, the German ch in ich; q, between q and h ; 
c = sh in shore; q = th in thin; tl an explosive, dorso-apical l; dl a 
palatal, dorsal l. ‘ following a consonant designates the u position of the 
organs of articulation. 

REPRINTED JAN. 25, 1892, FROM PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC., VOL. XXIX. 


. 6 s SsV 




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I. ENGLISH-TLINGIT 
Stikeen Dialect. 


A. 

above, on top of, ka. 

Acer tlra'tlre. 

adam's apple dletu'q(l) kagu'ntle(2) 
= neck (1) ? (2). 
afraid (aku ti) qetl. 
again detso. 
ahead ran. 

Alnus ke'cic. 
always dj’etlu'k, yuk-a. 

Anas boschas kindetcune't = mov¬ 
ing straight up. 

- clypeata k in. 

- histrionica ts’utsk. 

ancestor acukua. 

angry k-’ant—wa nuk. 

ankle k-’os t’aktl = foot knuckle. 

Anser t’a'wak*. 

apron, woman's, cuqe't’a. 

- dancing, sE / n(l)k , et(2) = ? (1) 

apparel (2). 
apparel, wearing, ket. 
Arctostaphylus uva ursi tinH. 
arm, hand, djin. 

armor, wooden, tlra'tlre ( = Alnus). 

- of parallel sticks , SE'n 

ket (see apron). 

- held in mouth, k*’a(l)koe't(2) 

= mouth (1). 

Arnica cordifolia an(l)ka(2)na'gu 
(3) = town (1) on (2) medicine 

( 3 ). 

around, outside, da. 

I walk around house hit da ya qoa 
gut. 

arrow tcune't = moving straight. 

- double-pointed, tcune't k-’atla'- 

ke. 

ashes k^’an it e' = fireplace. 

Astur atricapillus kyedju'k. 


Atlda, name of a place. 
aurora k-’an(l)yiq(2)k-u(3)wate(4) 
= fire (1) like (2) out of doors 
(3) color (4). 

-gyits’o'k. 

axe cEnqoa'ri. 

- stone, kye't’o. 

B. 

baby g'ata gua'ts^d (male and fe¬ 
male). 
back dik*. 

- of hand djin kotl. 

bad tletl wu c k’E = not good. 
badger ndsk. 

bark gan da = wood around. 
basket for blankets ne'etl. 

- for berries k*ak‘. 

bat tsik’redita'n. 

to bathe dEcutc. 

baton of shaman wutsag’a'. 

beach tl’en’e'te = sand place. 

bear, black, ts’ek. 

- grizzly, quts. 

- white {polar), caq 

beard lr’atatsa're. 
beaver ts’ikrede'. 

bed ye'at = something to lay on 
(Chilkat). 
bedroom it. 
bee gandasa'dji. 
belly yura'. 
belt si'gi. 
berry tlek‘. 

- salmon, wutst’an tlek‘. 

- black, gawa'k* (Rubus). 

- dried, atka qok*. 

- black, t’otc tlek‘= blackberry. 

Betula glandulosa tleri's. 

-atta'ri. 


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bird to'tli. 

- a species of, with red wings, 

kon. 

black t’dtc (see soot), 
blanket tl’e. 

- cedar bark, tsatlk k-’o'u. 

- martin skin, k’oq k’o'u. 

- Chilkat, na'qein. 

Blennius sp., dlut’. 
blind tlk-dcten. 
blood ci. 

to blow (wind) do'wanuk 
to blow uq. 

blue ts’dyi'qate (ts’o? yiqate = 
colored). 

- jay k’eck‘. 

board for drying salmon ganire't — 
smoke place. 

bone s’ak* (see tall, short), 
boom s’E'sa to s’a/ge=sail in oblique. 
bow of canoe cEkE / . 
bow sEk\s. 

bowstring sEk-s na/se = bow guts. 
box ket, tlak't. 

- large, tluk't tlen. 

bracelet kis. 

Brachyrhampus marmorata tc’it. 
braid ca kEsi't (ca = head). 
brains tlak'egi'. 

breakers lit ra tl’ek' (tit = wave). 
breast He'tk'a. 
breath dEse'uk. 
brother, elder, unu'q. 

- younger, kik‘. 

brother-in-law (wife’s brother) kan. 
brush Hi't’a. 

- for clothing at k-a Hi't’a. 

Bubo virginianus tsisk‘. 

Buccinum tl’itlk*. 
bucket k-'e'ca. 
butterfly tletlu'. 

by and by yidEtqE'nga, tlits’a'. 

C. 

calf of leg ts’e'yu. 

Caltha palustris atague'k'e. 


cambium of Tsuga sEk\ 

Canace obscura nukt. 
canoe yak‘. 

- Tlingit, sit. 

- Haida, wutsde'. 

Cardium Nutalli (cockle) g-’atl 
ka'tsk. 

cariboo wutsi'H. 
carpet netlritl’i'ri. 
to carry in hand ran—tsn. 
cat due (Chinook). 
cedar, yellow, qar. 

- young, tlEqrE'te. 

cedar bark tir. 

- prepared for weaving mats 

rut. 

cedar (and spruce) root qat. 

- hat qat ts’aQ. 

Ceryle Halcyon tlaqanets’e'. 
chair ka ra ki / djet=on top of 
which one sits. 

chatterbox k*’a tleyo / s = mouth 
playing (see to lie), 
cheek wac. 

chief tank's,'o (see rich), 
child g*it’a'. 
chin teg*. 

Chiton Stelleri ca'u. 

- tunicata kor. 

Circus Hudsonicus qeq. 
clear , it is, weather, a ka wa qats. 
cloud guts (see heaven), 
cloudy k u tli guts = it is out of 
doors cloudy. 

club g*’uts (see crabapple tree), 
coal t’otc (see black)., 
cold sia't. 

Colymbus glacialis k’Eg’e'it. 
column, heraldic (totem post) 
kote'ra. 
comb qedo'. 

common people ica/n (see poor), 
cone of Picea ts’otsa'ne. 
to cook (at—)sae'. 
copperplate tina'. 
cormorant yok*. 
corpse naru'. 






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cotton goods s’E'sa (see sail). 

Coitus sp. wek\ 
council atkaqtoa'k. 
country a'n(e). 

cousin (father’s sister’s child) at. 

- (mother’s sister’s child) tlak‘. 

(see sister), 
crab s'a'u. 

crabapple tree guilts. 

crescent (see moon). 

cross ( minded) k-’au—rao (sec angry). 

crow ts’E'quetl. 

crown of head ca ki =liead top. 
to cry g - aq. 

Cychrus longicollis as k"’t6 yik ca' = 
woman in the woods ; as k'’to 
= woods, ca = woman. 

D. 

dagger tsa'g'atl. 

to dance a—tl’eq. 

dance of shaman iqt daide'de. 

dancing apparel tl’eq k'et. 

danger at sea kutleqe'tlcEn. 

-name of Yeti’s mother, K oLso 

teriE't. 

daughter si (probably child, said by 
mother). 

day yigEri' (see noon, to day). 

daylight kewa'. 

dead (na) na. 

deaf tlk-otl’Eqtc. 

deer k'oka'n. 

dentatia te'k'e. 

difficult tli tse. 

dish grease g’EkEne'. 

- of mountain goat horn tli'net 

ts’ik‘. 

dishes nuk‘. 
dicer ts’uts. 
to do si. ye—sine'. 
dog kyeil. 

doll si (see daughter), 
door k-’aha't. 

dragon fly tlk'acecqa'wu = co man 
bead-hair. They are said to 


sing : tletl(l)qat(2)ca(3)caqawu 
(4) = not (l) I (2) on (3) head 
hair (4) = no hair is on my 
head. 

to dream a—djun. 
to drink tana'. 
drum ga'u. 
dry wa qok. 
duck g’uts. 

dust tc’eu, k'es’e'dja. 

E. 

eagle tc’ak‘. 

- black, tc’ak‘(l)ie's(2) = eagle 

(1) black (2). 
ear guk. 
earring djac. 
east wind nanaqe't. 

-tl’ak’ak'a'q (Chilkat). 

easy tied tli tse not difficult. 

to eat (at—) qa. 

ebb tide renatle'n. 

eggs of lice Hits. 

elbow t’er. 

elk tsisk‘. 

Empetrum nigrum qitlewu'ts’e. 
empty aqu'ktle. 
end ce. 

Epilobinm anguslifolium kd'kan 
na'k‘ = deer medicine. 
ermine da 
evening qa'na 
excrement ha'tle. 
eye wak*. 
eyebrow ts’e. 

eyelashes wak' qa qe'q’o. 
eyelid, lower, wak' tEri. 

- upper, wak* k'a'. 


face i’E. 
far (na) tie. 

far out into the sea dekyl. 
fast rEsiye'k. 

fat, for greasing face, i*e nets’e'’. 








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father ic. 
father-in-law rii. 

fathom wat (see tall, probably 
length). 

-(from elbow over breast to 

finger) k'at’e yiq ku wat. 

-(from shoulder over breast to 

finger) qik ce gu'ntle yiq ku 
wat. 

-(shoulder to finger of same arm) 

qik ce yiq ku wat. 

-(elbow to finger of same arm) 

tcik e yiq ku wat. 
feather k-’oa'tl. 

feather bed k-’oa'tlria't = feather 
place. 

to feel, I feel better, ag - a ctuqdenok. 
fern tsats. 
to fight g’an. 
finger tl’ek' (see toe). 

- first, tc’eq. 

- second, trek-(l)tlen(2) = finger 

(1) great (2). 

- third, trek-(l)gVtsgo(2) = 

finger (1) small (2). 

- fourth, wun ka tc’eq (see first 

finger), 
fire k - ’an. 

fire drill toutle' (see round, and to 
turn round ). 

fireplace k’an i'te = fire place. 
fish, fresh water, bin tak’a'te. 

- a small species, kn’e'ta. 

fish line kye'u. 

- of kelp, tlEra'ne. 

fishotter nukceya'n. 

flood tide dak-nEde'n. 

flounder tsE'nt’e. 

to fly de'k en. 

foot k-’os. 

forehead kak *. 

fox nagats’e 7 (borrowed). * 

friend qone 7 . 

frog Hiqtc. 

in front of k - ’e'yc (Chilkat). 
frost kaqua'n. 

Fucus vesiculosus tare'de. 


fuel gan (k-’an ? —fire). 
full cawahik. 
fur seal q’on. 

G. 

Gallinago Willsoni gutsre totli = 
heaven bird. 
gens tan. 
get up ! ce'ndE ! 
girl catk‘. 
to give djet—te. 

- give me to drink ! hahea qa tana 7 ! 

to go god, at. 

I go to town an(l)k , ’e 7 ye(2)de 
(3)qoa(4)gut(5) = town (1) in 
front of (2) ? (3) I (4) go (5) 
(Chilkat). 
good (rE) k’E. 
good-natured (tli) an. 
grandfather, mother, tletlk'. 
grandson cqa'nke. 
grass so'uk*. 
grease eqe 7 . 
gull kye'tlEdi 7 . 
gutts niise 7 

GutscEtla, Chilkat name = horizon 
mother. 

H. 

Eaida Dekyina 7 = people far out 
seaward. 
hail kadE'ts. 

hair ca qa/wu = head hair. 
hairdress of shaman k’its. 
half cu'ro. 
halibut tcatl. 
hand djin. 

Earelda glacialis yaau'ne. 
HaricanE 7 ko = old woman under 
us, a mythical person. 
hat ts’aq. 

- war hat, shaman’s hat, wak’(l) 

k et(2) = face (1) wearing ap¬ 
parel (2). 
to haul in si'yik*. 





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he hu, liotc, qsEte'. 
head ca. 

head ornament used in dances ca 
k*et. 

to hear aq, aqtc. 
heart tek*. 

heaven gutSEre'^ cloud place. 
heavy (re) datl, (tli) tse'. 
heels k‘’etak‘. 
heron tlak‘. 
herring ra'u. 

herring rake m'tla (see brush), 
high water ran k-’Etwada'. 
his to(—ri). 

Aoo/ague'ntle. 
hook, halibut, naq. 

- round, t’eq. 

horizon k'u gats. 

-gutscE = sky end. 

horn cede. 

horse gyuda'n (Chinook) ; dik 1 ka 
ra kidjet (Sitka) = back upon 
sit. 

house hit. 

- dug out part in centre of, tak\ 

humming bird tag’atg'iya'. 
hungry, probably: ran : 1 am hungry 
qat ran o wa ha; it makes us hun¬ 
gry haet ran a wu si ha ; if I 
am hungry qat ran he'ne. 

I, J. 

I qat, qatc. 
ice t’ek-\ 

icicle k’iri t’e'k’e = above ice. 

inside to, g’e. 

it is inside white a g*e ru. 

instrument rEre't. 

island k-’at. 

ivory cuqdu'k. 

jaw, lower, q’ats. 

just a short time ago, resu'. 

K. 

kelp gic. 

- swimming apparatus of, kutlt’e'. 


kelp cake tlak'a'sk. 

kettle, wooden, oq’aka'gante. 

kidneys kaha'go. 

killer (Delphinus Orca) kyit. 

knee kyir. 

kneejoint sa/re. 

kneepan ca k'unu'k’o. 

knife tlta. 

- large, weks, gwa'tla. 

knothole in a board kats. 
to know aqtc = to hear often. 

-cEgok = to understand. 

knuckles (djin) kagu'ntl. 

Kyinastl’ac, name of a man. 

L. 

labret g-ak‘. 

- silver nail, k ’annoq (k’a = 

mouth). 

- large plug, k-’a nd’ak’a'. 

ladder dzet. 

Lagobus albus k*’etsauwa'. 
lame tlEk-a'tck. 

language yuq’atE'ngi (see to speak), 
large tlen, yek‘ tlige' (?). 
to laugh (at—) c6'uk\ 
to leave k'owate'n. 

Ledum palustre ts’ikc’ etldi'n. 
left hand, ts’EtnEqi (djin). 
leg k’’os. 

- of animals atca'kari. 

- above knee k’ats. 

leggings k-’os k'et = leg clothing. 
liar k ’a tle'ye s’a'te = mouth play- 
master. 
life tsen. 

light tletl wu dEtl = not heavy. 
lightning Hetl’e'gu = thunder bird 
opens his eyes. 
like yiq = similar to. 

Lina sp. raga'n we's’=sun lice. 
lip, upper, k’’a tlo (k*’a = mouth). 
to listen (at—) sia'q (from aq = to 
hear). 

little ga'tsgo. 




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liver ti’ok*. 

long ku wa't, ye—ku wat (see 
fathom'). 

-ku dare't. 

long ago tc’otla'k. 
a long time (de) tc’ak‘. 
loon cuwa'n. 
louse wes’. 

low water ran uwa tla. 
lungs kyegu'. 

Lupinus ka'ntak-. 

Lycopodium clavatum k o'kan si'gi 
= deer belt. 

M. 

to make si. 
man k’a, tleingi't. 
many k’toq. 

- men ku ciri tihe'n. 

- things at ciri tihe'n. 

married, baptized, bin qErodowate' 
= face put into water. 
martin k’oq. t 

mashed kaqE'k'tl. 

mask wuk' katadu'k = face not per¬ 
forated. 

mast sE'sa (to) a'se = sail in tree. 
master s’a'te. 

- of the upper world Talri't. 

mat, made of cedar bark, g*atc. 
match, rubbed cedar bark, g'atc. 
may be —gutl. 
meat dlir. 
medicine nak‘. 

Mergus sarrator hin yikag*u' = 
water rim. 

midnight tatEri'n (tat = night). 
mind toru'. 
mink tlenik’u'qu. 
month dis. 
moon dis. 

- new, ka'wakis = all out. 

- first crescent, wutsik e'n. 

- half, dis cu'ro. 

- full , dis ran ra'wawEt. 


moon, last crescent, rare ka'nakis. 
morning ra k'e'naen ; ts’o tat = 
blue night. 

mortar t’ek-’a ria'ti = pounding 
place; ka qE ; guaret = rubbing 
upon place. 
mother atli'. 
mother-in-law can. 
mould tlaq. 
mountain goat towe'. 

- horn tline'tl. 

mouse, shrew, kag-a'k*. 

-kuts’i'n. 

mouth k*’a. 
much tleq. 
mud ts’eH, k'utlk. 
mussels rak. 
my aq (—ri). 

N. 

nail qak - . 
naked kEtldarE'k. 
navel ko'utl. 
neck dletu'q. 

necklace s’ak- set = bone necklace. 
nephew (sister’s child) k*atlk‘. 

-(brother’s child) g'it’a'= child . 

net g e'wu. 
news neg. 
night tat. 
no tlek‘. 
noon yigEri'. 

north wind is blowing qon do- 
wanu'k. 
nose tlo. 

- ornament tlo n nas. 

- of shaman, wak' k-et = 

face ornament. 
nostril tlo toru tli. 
not tletl. 
nothing tlek‘. 
now lie'idEt, yu/ridEt. 

O . 

oak duk\ 

oar aqa kdarE't = long paddle. 


















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oblique s’a'ge. 
oesophagus tlekatcu'q’6. 

Oidemia perspicillata k’aq. 

•- sp. kite ka ru = wing on white. 

Olachen salt. 
old man can. 

- woman ca'wat can. 

on top of ka. 

- I put it on top of, akayiqa'd. 

one eyed tlecauwa'k-e. 
to open one's eyes tl’ik*. 
to open a salmon tlag'E'ts. 
opposite kikE'. 
otter kucta. 

- people kucta k*a = otter man. 

our ha (—ri). 
outside da. 

- the house k - u. 

owl, white, k‘ak‘. 

P. 

to paddle adlqa'. 
paddle aqa'. 

to paint neguo'tl; kE—CEHi't (see 
brush). 

painter neguo'tl s’a'te = painting 
master. 

paint , black, for face, t’otc = soot. 

- red, for face, tlek. 

palate ky’e’ktlEn. 

palm of hand djin t’ak’ (see plant). 

ParmtUa s’e'qone. 

Parus (titmouse), ka toru' = man’s 
mind. 

perforation of nose tld to ru til. 
pestle (ka)t’e'k‘a = (upon) pounder; 

(ka) qe'gua= (upon) rubber. 
Pica Hudsonica ts’ege'ne. 
to pick guk. 

pipe ts’elr da ket = smoke around 
box. 

place for something rere't, ria'ti. 
plant of foot k - ’os t’iik (see palm), 
plate k‘’eye't = something in front 
of (Chilkat). 


plate made of slate tEts’e'k. 
point tlo. 

Polygonatum tlek'wa hinte — water 
berry. 

Polyporus as tak'a'di = tree biscuit. 
poor ica'n, k’’anickide'q. 
porcupine qatla g , E , tc = hair sharp. 
porpoise tcitc. 
post gadz’. 

to pretend to be rich (tc’E) ck*’a— 
tli nek‘. 

- to be hungry (tc’E) to—ran s ha. 

- to be a Tsimshian Ts’otsqE'nqc 

—tlie'q. 
puffin qeik. 

Q. 

quiver gue'tl. 

R. 

rabbit g aq. 
racoon s’aq. 
rafEr kaqret. 
rain se'u. 

rainbow kiteqanag a't == many col¬ 
ored wing. 

it is raining (dag) sete'n. 
raspberry tlek‘ we'de. 
rattle, made of puffin beaks, djin 
kaqE'ta (djin —hand), djekaq- 
E'ta. 

- shaped like a skull, ceco'q. 

raven yeti. 
razor k-areyi'qa. 

to recover from sickness (wu) neq 
(see to save). 

red k ’an yiq ate = fire-like color. 
reeds tlak-ridze. 
rib ts’ok - . 

Pibes qahewu'. 
rich anlra'o (see chief), 
ridge of house s’erEto'. 
right hand clrEneql (djin). 
ring, finger, tl’ek-kakis = finger on 
ring (see bracelet). 





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ring, foot\v'os ka kis = foot on ring. 
rock (small island ) no. 
roof gan, hit ka = house-top. 
rotten tl’ok'. 

round toutlcan (see to turn round), 
to rub with pestle ka—tlEqEk'tl. 

S. 

sail s’E'sa (see cotton goods), 
salmon qat. 

- humpback, teats. 

- spring, g at. 

- hooknose, tl’o'uk. 

- dog, thill. 

- white, t’ii. 

- dried , atk-’eci qok (qok = dry). 

salt etl qok = dry sea. 
sand tl’e'u. 
satiated cawa hik. 
to save neq. 

Saxidromus s’o'uk ? gatl. 
scraper iii'ts’a. 
searEk’a'k, etl. 

- heavy , agowata'n. 

seal tsa. 

sea lion tan. 

sea otter yuq'c. 

to see ten, sete'n, tli ten. 

septum tlo t’aka'. 

shaman iqt. 

shark tuts’. 

sharp tlag’E'ts. 

sheep, big horn, djE'nii. 

sheets s’E'sa ka re'gse. 

shell sp. ? ie's. 

Cik-’a' tluto', a point near Sitka. 
shoe titl. 

shore line hin k’a'cb (kin = water). 

short ku wall. 

shoulder qikea'. 

sick nek‘. 

sinew, thread, tas. 

to sing (at—) ci. 

sister, elder, tlak. 

skin douk. 


skull ca s’ak 1 = head bone. 

- of a corpse ca k’Eqa'gd. 

sky, clear, akawaqa'ts. 

-gutsErE = cloud place. 

slave go'uq. 
to sleep ta. 

sleepy (te) ta owaha'. 
small ga'tsgo. 
to smell tsine'ky. 
smoke ts’ek\ 

to smoke ska da ts’ek == mouth 
around smoke. 
smoke hole gat, gan. 

- roof of smoke hole gane'tle. 

snail tak\ 
snake tl’ut tla'k\ 
snow diet. 

it is snowing ara kawa dan. 
son g'it’a' (probably child, said by 
father). 

son-in-law kan, seq’u'q (?). 
song of shaman iqt k’a ci'ree. 
soot t’otc. 

/Sor&tfs.kEltcane't. 
soup, made of berries, qu'ktle. 
south wind is blowing rE'ndeu 
do'wanuk. 

sparrow-hawk gano'k. 
to speak yug’a—tEfi, rEka'. 
Spermophylus Parryi tsatlk'. 
spider k’asest’a'n. 
spirit yek‘. 
spoon citl. 

- large bailer, cin. 

- short, cE'ca. 

sprout wuts. 
squid nak‘. 

- used for bait nEq nak‘. 

squirrel kanatltsa'k. 

- a small species, tlkdqwe'tsa. 

to stand gya. 
stand up! gyida'n ! 
star k-utaq’a'renaha. 
to steal ta'o. 
to steer yuru tlaa'. 
steering-paddle rEdi'ga. 
















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stern of canoe gyikka'. 

Sticta pulmonara acakare'ci. 
stockings tl’eg’u'n. 
storm ara odete'. 
stone tkE. 
stout ku tla. 

straight, upright, kin de tcun. 

- ahead ran de tcun. 

stomach yuru'. 
stop crying c’itlk’E'tl. 
storehouse in the woods tCEtl. 
stranger t’auya't. 
strawberry cak‘. 
street de. 

strong (rope, etc.) tli wu's. 

- (man) tli tse'n (see life). 

summer kmta'n. 
sun (ra) gan. 

the sun is shining (dag) gan. 
sunset re anaHi'H. 
sunrise ky’e anaHi'H. 
swan g'uk'tl. 
sweat t’ar. 
sweat-lodge qar. 
sweet tli nukts. 

,,sweetheart tseri'. 
to swim randat’E'tc. 

T. 

tail tl’et. 

tall (ye)—s’ak- ku wat = bone long. 
temples wak-co' (wak' = eye). 
then adaqai'o. 
their hasto (—ri). 
they has, haste. , 

thief ta'o s’a'te = stealing master. 
thin qun. 
thine i(—ri). 

to think of somebody su—s’et’E'n. 
thou woe', woe'tc. 
thumb go'uc. 

thunder, thunderbird, Hetl. 
tide hat. 

tired (wu ti) que'tl. 

Tlaqkaic, Chilkat name = perpet¬ 
ual man’s father. 


Tlingit tleingi't. 

tobacco g'antc. 

to-day ia'yigEri. 

toe k-’os tl’ek = foot finger. 

together wucten—ta. 

- we I'vugh . at to ta eo'uk*. 

to-morrow sere'nk 1 . 

- day after, sere'nk' tliraakEte'n. 

tongue tl’ot. 
tooth oq. 

town an (see country), 
trap ie'q. 
tree k'ats. 
tribe na. 

- the heavenly, k’e'wak a'oqa'wo. 

Tringa ayahi'a. 
trout k ’oa't. 
trunk k-6'uk'6k\ 

Tsimshian Ts’otsqE'n. 

Tsuga rEn. 

to turn round toutl (see round, fire- 
drill). 

to turn back, on foot, k-uq k-atudaa't. 

-k-aqudigu't. 

- in canoe, k’uqritla'. 

the tide turns ara kan dida'. 
twins wutc kikrE'de = two together 
opposite. 

U. 

Ulva k-’atc. 

uncle (father’s brother)sa'ni. 

-(mother’s brother) kak. 

up de ki. 
uvula nut’ari. 

Y. 

Vaccinium Vitis Idcea negu'n. 

- uliginosum ts’ik’a'qk'. 

- ovalifolium kan at’a'. 

Valeriana tltcanisla'k*. 
vein ts’ikc. 

vertebra dik* s’ak- = backbone. 
very leq, site'. 


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Viburnum acerifolium k'Eqwe'q. 
village, winter, tak’ane'. 

- summer, k-’uta/n. 

voice sek. 

W. 

to walk god, at. 
wall gy’iri'. 
warm (te) t’a'. 

warrior g‘’an s’a'te = fighting mas¬ 
ter. 

water bin. 
wave tit. 

we ohan, oha'nc. 

weak tletl wu tli tsen = not strong. 
west wind sa/naq. 
wet (ti) tl’Ek-. 
whale yar. 

whistle to uq siret=: into plow place. 
white ru, tied yiq ate'= snow-like 
color. 

widow, widower, lntltsatseca/wat. 
willow tc’atl. 
wind ky’etlca'. 
wing kite. 


wing of nose tlogutc. 
winter tak (see year), 
to wish sigo', gacu'. 
wolf g-6'utc. 
woman ca'wat. 

- a man, who is in the habit of 

eloping with women, ca sVte:= 
woman master. 

woodpecker gan da da gug‘ = wood 
around (= bark) around pick. 
worms tl’uk’. 
wrist djin t’ak'tl. 

Y. 

to yawn akye't. 
year tak (see winter), 
yellow kyetl ha'tle yiq ate — dog ex¬ 
crement-like color. 
yes a. 

yesterday tatgE (see night). 

- day before, tatgE tliraakE't. 

you riwa'n, riwa/ntc. 
young ga'tsgo. 

- man rEdE'k‘. 

your ri (—ri). 


II. ENGLISH-HAIDA. 

Skidegate Dialect. 

(Note. —The words followed by a K. are Kaigani dialect.) 


A. 

above gi. 

- it is, ca e'tsi. 

to accompany g-ak’a'it. 

Acer tlk atlk (borrowed from Tling- 
it) K. 

adam’s apple k-agE'n sku'tse=lung 
bone. 

adze qot’a'. 

afternoon sEn ta'tsera ga'ista. 
again i'seu 
alive qai'nLnga. 


all tlo'qan. 

Alnus ka'ac (borrowed from Tling- 
it) K. 

always wa gye'na. 

Anas boschas tha K. 

- clypeata Hit. 

- histrionica k -, E , cg’utk. 

ancestor tlsta de tsi'nga = long ago 
my grandfather. 

ankle gy’atl t’amE'l = leg knuckle. 
another k'a'lro. 

Anser tlgyitgu'n. 
antlers naca/nre. 




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antlers, many pronged, g‘at g'oa'qa 
gig-’a'nrai = deer’s manifold 
antlers. 
anus k’ase'. 
apparel, wearing, gya. 
apron of woman dlgyitgyitlgya (dl 
t’a'tse). 

apron for dances k*’antsetlqa'gya 
(gya = wearing apparel). 
Arctostaphylus uva ursi dinq (bor¬ 
rowed from Tlingit) K. 
arm below elbow Hi, Hia'i. 

- above elbow Hi tlri. 

armor, wooden, for breast, tcidlkit. 

- for belly, k’antsetlqa'gya 

(see apron). 

- made of sea lion skin , k-’et’i't 

(k-’et = sea-lion). 
armpits sk-ut. 

Arnica cor difolia Hit liaua'c. 
arrow, with bone or metal point, ts’i'- 
talEn. 

- blunt, for birds, k-’u'ngal. 

ashes dltE'tlqet. 

aunt (mother’s sister) ao = mother. 

-(father’s sister) sk-an. 

aurora g-ot qalga da'nt’atl. 
axe gyetl dsad. 

B. 

baby k-a'qa (see weak), 
back skua'e, gyi'nguta. 

-- vertebra gy i'nguta sku'tse = 

backbone. 

- of house na stlEn = house back. 

- of hand sl’o'na. 

bad da(ranga). 

bald head skaqa's. 

ball, to play at, gut kitl kVtsu. 

- played with seal meat, qot at gut 

kitl k’a'tsu. 

bark of Isuga ni; lia'i K. 

- of other trees k'^'tse. 

basket, small, for berries, k-’a'itas. 
- large, for berries, k-’e'gu. 


basket qin. 
bat k-’atltsoqa'la. 
baton of shaman t’ask 1 *. 
beach gyitl. 
bear, black, tan. 

- grizzly, qo'ots (borrowed from 

Tlingit). 

- polar, ha'l’un. 

beard sk ,, e'ore(n). 
beaver ts’En. 

bed theida'n = sleep instrument. 
beetle ^ansk'ea'l K. = face dirt. 
before this ku'nrasta. 
belly tatl. 

belt (dl)dsga'wa K. 
berry g an(a); lian (a) K. 

- cranberries dla'e. 

- dried, g*an hi'l g-ata. 

- boiled, g an galE'nsEl. 

birch atta'ri (borrowed from Tling¬ 
it) K. 

bird qet’e't. 

- a bird with red wings s:lia'ltset 

K. 

black (tl)k-atl, (s)k atl. 
black cod sk il. 
bladder k'og E'n sk’an. 
blanket gya'atk. 

- Ghilkat, na'nin (borrowed from 

Tlingit). 

Blennius sp. diaci'n K. 
blood g'a'i. 
blue go tlratl. 
blue jay tl’E'njut. 
body, the whole, tea'ne. 
to boil, gan ; qoa'tlta. 
boiled food galE'nsEln. 
bone sku'tse. 
bow tlk-e'it. 

bowstring tlk-e'it t’a'tse. 
box g-ota, da'ota. 
bracelet, copper, Halslgya'. 
brain k-as’E'ntsEn, k atlE'nts’En. 
to break down qu'ndata. 
the sea breaks ( heavily) g-a'iu g - u'n- 
gE (yu'En). 





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breast k*an. 

brothers and sisters k-’a'tlqa. 
brother ta (said by sister). 
elder brother gua'i (said by. brother). 
younger brother da'(orEn) (said by 
brother). 

second brother guctnEn k'atleqa- 
gas(?). 

third brother guct la'na(?). 
brother-in-law k'ea'^ sister’s hus¬ 
band (said by man). 

-tlE'nara = sister’s husband 

(said by sister). 

Bubo Virginianus gutgune'st K. 

Buccinum ckEtsk' K. 

bucket g-a'na. 

bush tlkyi'n(ra). 

butterfly stlakVm. 

buttocks k-’atltso. 

button blanket gun la'ngd gya'atk. 

by and by k’oa'i. 

C. 

calf of leg gy ’atl ka'u = leg muscle. 
Caltha palustris nil gi tlEgEn = med¬ 
icine above swim. 
canoe tlo'u. 

Cardium Nutalli chilhie'i K. 
cat to'us (Chinook). 
cedar, yellow, odiatla'n K. 

- young, ts’o gyit e. 

- blanket la'Hial. 

- bark, used for making mats, 

gyie't. 

cedar root dle'ifi. 

Geryle Halcyon k’ut’u'n K. 
cheek, lower part of, ts’i'ta. 

- upper part of, k’Vn ts’i'ta. 

chief (nEn)etlqagida'. 

- head-chief la'na a'ora = town 

mother. 
child gyit’(e). 
chin tlka'e. 

Chiton tunicata c:lie'it K. 

- Stelleri t’a. 


Circus Hudsonica do:hatlaga' K.= 
catching bird(?). 
cirrostratus k'ue'au. 
cirrus ia'n tse'tla ( a'n = cloud). 
clams ska'e, ky’u. 

clothing, to wash — ,tada'n tsl'gyida. 

cloud ian. 

coat djit’i'sku. 

red cod skan. 

small codfish s’a'etae. 

large codfish ska'enan. 

cold qui'. 

colored tlratl. 

- many, aqa'i tlia'tla. 

Colymbus glacialis tatl. 
come! (used with the imperative) 
ha'la ! 

the winter is coming ta'da g'i'lga. 
cone of pine ctl’ack’E'mal. 
to cook by means of heated stones 
sitl; gya'galan. 
copper plate t’a'o. 
cormorant ky’a'lau. 
cotton wood tl’al. 

Cottus sp. k"’al. 

-tl’a'ma. 

cousin sk an = father’s sister’s and 
mother’s brother’s daughter. 

-usqu'n = mother’s brother’s 

child. 

-lEra'n = father’s sister’s and 

mother’s brother’s son. 

Mother’s sister’s child == 
brother. 

Father’s brother’s son == 
brother. Elder or younger 
brother are used according as 
cousin is elder or younger than 
self. 

crab k*’uct’a'n. 
crabapple k’e'iq. 

- tree k'e'yintl. 

cranberry ta. 

crane, and Gallinage Wilssoni, dEl 
(borrowed from Tlingit) K. 
crazy dladlgua (see land otter). 






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crow k’a'ltsEda. 
crown of head tl’El k a'tse. 
to cry ska'yetl. 
to cut off (neck) (qil)k-’e'tl. 

D. 

dagger k-’a'otl. 
to dance Hia'tl. 

(shaman's) dance (sk-a'g'at) wlkat- 
so. 

dancing leggins gy’atl gya = leg 
dancing ornament. 
danger at sea c:ha'noakEn K. 
daughter-in-law dzirona'n. 
dawn SEn gltlEnga (no'kua). 
day SEn. 

- all day long SEn sg - a'sg*6. 

it is daylight k'a'dega. 
dead g’’6t’utl. 
deer g*’at. 

Delphinus O ca ska'g-a; chan K. 

(see shaman), 
dish k*a/itla— wide open. 

- carved on both sides k’a'itla 

k-6'la = dish forehead. 
dog qa. 

dog fish k-’a/qata. 
dog salmon ck’Ek. 

doll gylt; gEde's (children’s lan¬ 
guage). 

dolphin sk-ul; k’’an. 
door gy'u ; stEn. 

-— in heraldic column gy’u qa'l — 
door hole. 

down (feathers) tE'nro ; g-E'nro. 
dragon fly de'gua t a'ma'i^: sun 
louse K. ; ma/mats’ikye (bor¬ 
rowed from Tsimshian). 
to drink qutl. 
drum ga'udjau. 
dry g-’a'(ga). 
duck qa'qa. 
dusk aga'lgua. 
dust, dirt, sk*ea'l. 


[Oct. 2, 

E. 

eagle g‘ot; :hot K. 
eagle black :liot tlratl K. 
eagle gens gyltena'(c). 
ear gyu. 

opening of ear ka'tle. 
earth, ground, k-’ui' (see island) ; 
tlga. 

earthquake tlga i'ldEn. 
east wind k-’a'ratsg’a. 
to eat ta. 

to eat together ua/ras. 
ebb tide gyitlraHi'tl. 
edge of box clEn. 
upper edge of blanket sI'dE. 
egg k a'u. 
lice eggs djac. 

elbow hi tsEguI' (m = arm). 
elk tci'cku. 

Empetrum nigrum diacka'wa, 

to enter k*adl (see to walk). 

ermine tlEk - , tlqa. 

evening SEn Hi. 

excrements kwa'rau. 

eye qa'ng(e). 

eyebrow skia'tse. 

eyelashes qa'nga dlt’a gutce. 

eyelid qa'nga ga'al = eyelid. 

F. 

face qang(a). 

fall tca'nut k-sprat (see winter), 
to fall over k’a. 
to fall from esg-oe'. 
far dzinira. 
fat tlk o'na. 

father (said by man) k un. 

-(said by woman) qat. 

father-in-law k*6'ne (see son-in-law), 
fathom hi rodlagi't (hi —arm). 

- half, dl ky’e'ore dl6g’e'ta=: 

my median line of body fathom. 

-(measure from left shoulder to 

top of finger of right hand) 
sk-al did (sk*al=shoulder). 


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feathers, pubis, ga'u. 
female sexual organs ka'u; tso'u 
(children’s language). 
a certain festival gya'ist. 

---gag’ue'ta. 

to fight ra'Hitla. 

- together gutg-an la'Hitla. 

figure k-’eda. 

finger si k‘Vne = hand finger. 

- first, sli k’ua'ns (sli = hand). 

- second, yak*’ola'na. 

- third, qeiga'us=weak. 

- fourth, sli gd'uts (sli = liand). 

fire-drill tlkia'k’e. 
fireplace k'ae'qet. 
firewood ts’a'ud. 
fish tcitl. 

- fresh-water, tc’e'na. 

- salt-water, sk*’a'tlan. 

fish knife ta'g-atao. 
fish line of kelp, tlgai. 
fish otter ts’dwu'lEk‘. 
fish roe tca'e. 

fish trap, bottle-shaped, sk’aia'6. 

fish trap, Urge, gyi'rau. 

flat g'a. 

flesh gyerl'. 

fleshy gyeia'ulgo'u. 

flood tide ga'etliHit. 

fly de'idEn. 

fog ia'n(Enga). 

food ga ta'. 

foot st’a'e. 

footprint st’a seI. 

forehead k'ul. 

forenoon sEnga/e. 

fox naga'tse (borrowed from Tling- 
it). 

frame tlk'a. 
my friend ta'que. 
frost g-alE'ngudatl. 
to fry citl. 

- on stones citl g’uta' = fry stone. 

Facus vesiculosus t’al (borrowed 
from Tlingit) K. 
fur seal k-’oa'n. 


G. 

gambling sticks sEn. 
to give e'ista. 

to go k-a, i'sk'as, gEnd’aHi't (?). 
let us go ha'la d’a'lEn gEnd’aHi't 
s’an. 
good la. 

grandchild t’agyE'n. 
grandfather tcin. 
grandmother nan. 
grass k‘’an. 
gravel sqat’E'ldan. 
green gan tlratl = yellow ; g otlratl 
= blue. 

greenstone (Jadeite) dlk a tlo'u. 
gull ck’in. 

gums ts’En k ’ul = teeth skin. 
gun dzi'gu. 

Gyins : lia'noa (the wife of Nen- 
kyilstlas). 

H. 

Ilaida qa'eda. 

hair k-as k*’e'tl = head hair. 

- dress of shaman gyietl. 

half ya'ko. 

- moon k'un getiEroa'e. 

halibut qa'ko, :hak‘ K. 
halloh! ai'dinga ! 
hand sli, sla'e. 

Harelda glacialis a'ng^nge. 
harpoon k'’a. 

- line k^’a tl’a'tse. . 

point of salmon harpoon k’udE'nkyil. 
hat da'dzEn. 

- ring da'dzEn ski'lga. 

he la. 

head k-’a'tse. 

- ring of red cedar bark tEntlgyi- 

k-a'lds. 
to hear gu'dEn. 
heart tek’o'go. 
her la. 

heels st’a kose' (st’a = foot). 


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to help etlwa. 

heraldic column gya'ran = standing 
upright. 
herring i'nan. 

it is high water skua'ga (rilgEn). 
/upsk atlu'l sku'tse (sku'tse=bone). 
hook, for fishing halibut, ta'o. 
iron hook stil ta'o. 
hole qal. 

hoof of deer g-’at st’a'gun (st’a = 
foot). 

Horizon k-ueHdzi'nrau. 
horn (see antlers), 
horse gyuda'n (Chinook). 
house na. 

-- dug out part in centre of, da'a. 

- front na qan=: house face. 

humming-bird qEktgyia' (borrowed 
from Tlingit) K. 
hungry lr’oe'ta. 
husband tlal. 

1 . 

/de(a), tla'(a). 
ice g'al(ga). 
indeed ? odja? 

Indian of the interior ts’ak's. 
inside k-a'tlek, na'gust K. 
instrument tan. 

interstices between fingers sli iatk-ase'. 
intestines k‘ es. 

invitation to autumnal festival 
la'gyinem. 
iron ire'ts. 
island gua'e. 

K. 

K’atlEnsk’u'n, name of a place. 
kelp tlk*< a'ma. 

- cake qa'eda gu'lra = Haida 

tobacco. 
kettle ck-’El. 

- wooden boiler, ck’El gan. 

- wooden, ta'utaqai; sk’a'lgal. 


kidney tca'e. 
to kill te'aqan. 
knee k-’ulo'. 

- pan k-’ulo k aran. 

- joint gyal k-uld’E'ngo = leg 

joint. 

knife sqa'u. 

- made of shell taqa'o. 

to know u'nseda. 

1 do not know a'ya. 
knuckle d’amE'l. 

Kushtaka (otter people) gEgyii't K. 
L. 

lake su. 

La'nas=:the town, place near Rose 
Point. 

lance tcea'tl. 
land tlga. 
land otter sdlgu. 
large yu'an. 
to laugh k‘a. 
tefl/dlk*Vngual. 

Ledum palustre hi'lk'agen K. = 
mouse neck. 
left hand sla'negi sla'e. 
leg, above knee, thil. 

- below knee, gy’atl. 

dancing leg gins gy’a'tlgya = leg 
wearing apparel. 
leg of table tlga. 

lid of box ta'uta ka'al = box lid. 
to lie k-’orat, ketlmda/n. 
liar k ’orat lia'era = lie master. 
lightning sqet g-auldan. 
to like stat’E'l. 

Lina sp. djuwet’ama'e. 

line tl’a'tse. 

lip, upper, li’o'tsequn. 

- lower, k’d'uta. 

liver tetl’Elkul. 

lobe of ear gyu st’a'e = ear foot. 
long sk-’a, dzin. 

- ago tlsta. 

loose cuva'c. 




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lost ga'u. 
louse t’am. 
low water tse'qoa. 

lungs ka/genske'ga (see adam’s 
apple ). 

Lupinus gE'ndo. 

Lycopodium clavatum g-’at dldsga/- 
wa=deer belt. 

lynx tlgyan da'udja'e (tlgyan = 
forest). 

M. 

to make da, gyin, g’dtlra. 
man e'tlinsa, k*’El. 

-ga ; for instance, k-’oa'la ga = 

raven gens man. 

many skd'l (only referring to men). 

-kva'n (referring to any thing 

including men). 

-yu'an (referring to any thing 

including men). 
martin k'’6'u. 
mask nitca'ngo. 
master lra'era. 
mat Iguc. 
meat gyerl'. 

median line of tody ky’eo're. 
medicine Hil. 
midnight g - al 3 a'ko. 
mind gu'dFn. 
mine tenE'nga ; na'ra. 
moccasin st'a tlk’u'nk} r e (st’a = 
foot). 

moon k*’un. 

- new, k - ’un ihai'logEn. 

- first crescent, k - ’un k’eqatlg’a 

= the moon opens his eyes. 

- last crescent, k*’un ihailoda'l- 

gEn. 

- begins to be full k-’un g’aisgd- 

gi'lga. 

- is shining k-’undlan. 

more i'sEn. 
morning ssn ae'qEn. 
mortar da'ro. 


mosquito ts’era'ltEquan. 
mother a'o. 

mother-in-law dzirona'n (see daugh¬ 
ter-in-law). 

mountain t’e'is ; tldera'u. 

- goat ky’i'nre. 

-- sheep mat’ (borrowed from 

Tsimshian). 
mouse ka'gan. 

-tsigul a'ora (a'ora — mother). 

mouth qetl’e'. 
mud tcan. 
muscle ka'u. 

Mytilus edulis dial K. 

1ST. 

Na eku'n, Rose Point. 

nail sli g’u'n = hand nail. 

naked koona'nd. 

nape ts’e'kye. 

navel sgil. 

near a'qan. 

neck qil. 

needle sin. 

nephew (man calls his sister’s child) 
nad. 

-(man calls his brother’s child) 

gyit. 

- (woman calls her brother’s 

child) usqu'n. 

-(woman calls her sister’s child) 

gyik 
net a'qat. 
night g al. 

- it is, ga'lga. 

nipples tl’E'nwai. 
no gau'ano. 

Nontlem qaleta'. 
noon ssn la'tsera. 

north wind k*’anuste' ga, qu'stcga. 
nose kun. 
nostril kuntsqul. 
not gEm. 

notch of arrow stlqu' tse. 
now (a)uwia / t. 


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O. 

oak tea'iian. 

oar adl dzi'nda = paddle long. 
ocean si. 

oesophagus tl’Elqo'ts’El. 

Oidemia perspicillata c’i'ndEtl K. 
Oidemia sp. ga'oq K. 
olachen ca'u. 
old k-’a'i. 

- clothing k’u'lzu. 

- man nEn k'a'ia. 

on gud. 

-- top of u'nse, gi. 

one squn, sqa'sgd, sqoa'nsEn. 
open k’a. 

to open one's eyes k’e'qatlg'a. 
another one gyina k’Vlro. 
outside diadosi K. 

owl, white, k’ak‘ (borrowed from 
Tlingit) K. 

P. 

paddle adl. 

to paint k’otla'no. 

red paint for face (qan) ma'tsa. 

black paint for face (qan) k^a'tsa. 

palate se'ingatse. 

palm of hand sli ka'ran (sli = 
hand). 

Parmelia k’altsdele'dja. 
partridge, ptarmigan ; clca'u. 

Parus tatlda'nsgyet. 
penis tsi'tsi. 
people qa'edqa. 

perforation of nose kun qal = nose 
hole. 

- of ear gvu qal = ear hole. 

pestle da'rao ; da'rao ts’En. 
petticoat ca'ata lgyegyia'qa — wo¬ 
man’s petticoat. 
pile of fuel ts’a'no sqa. 
pillar, erected in commemoration of 
deceased , qat. 

pipe qe'tlF.n ga'euda'o = mouth 
smoke box. 


to piss tse'gEn. 

plant of foot st’a k'ara'n (st’a = 
foot). 

poker kyitsqEla'ngo. 

Polygonatum ct’a'u lia'na = witch¬ 
craft berry. 

porcupine ihatlgEts (borrowed from 
Tlingit) K. 
porpoise sk - ul. 

to possess (tla) da, k’e'i, (de) ran. 
post, in house, k ,, otg , a'ng6. 
potlatch wa'tlqatl. 

pregnant, she is, 1 tall gyit’e' 
(gyit’e' = child, 1 tatl = her 
belly). 

puffin k'oqE'n ; k - oana' K. 
pupil of eye qa'nge 1 tan kare'i. 

Q- 

Qoia ga'ndla=Raven water, a river 
on Queen Charlotte Islands. 
quartz tlk’a k-’a'tse (tlk*a = stone). 
quiver ts’ItalE'n dara'6 = arrow box. 

R. 

rafter ts’an sk’a'get. 
rain dadl. 
rainbow ta'wEl. 

rain wind (generally east) qe'u. 
raspberry ban gyit’e'= berry small. 
rattle, raven, slsa'. 

- shaman’s, dlkum hitaga'ngo. 

- puffin beak's, tlE hitaga'ngo. 

- skull-shaped, k-’el hitaga'ngo. 

raven qoia' ; yeti (borrowed from 
Tlingit) K. 

- gens k ’oa'la(c). 

to recover from sickness nga'istl; 

lgila. 
red sqet. 

reed k’’an tl’akida' = grass wide. 
rib qe'we. 

Ribes ha'iwa (borrowed from Tling¬ 
it) K. ; k-’etgua'n K. 



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ridge of house, formed by a long 
board, tlgl'tlai. 

■- of upper part of ear gyu tlkun 

= ear ridge. 

- of nose kun tlk‘un=:nose 

ridge. 

right, it is all right, tE'mqEn. 

- hand sqolgyila'na. 

river k a'ura. 

to roast fish dlgu. 

roof na u'na = top of house. 

- inside of, na k*ara'n. 

rope of spruce roots k-u'ntla. 

- of cedarbark k'oa'e. 

- around food bor taut lya'ngre. 

rotten s a'ga ; gu'nraga. 
round g ais, g - e (see full moon). 
Rubus, Vaccinium uliginoeum, lian 
lia/nlas = berry sweet. 
to run k a'nit. 

S. 

saliva tl’an. 
salmon tcln. 

- a small species, cdioa/gank K. 

- hooknose, tai. 

—— humpback, ts’It’a/n. 

- white, ta/un. 

- smoke-house for, ta/na na'i. 

- weir, Hia'i (the centre oocupied 

by the fish trap gyirau). 

- berry sk-a'uran. 

salt ta'nga g-a'ga = dry sea. 
sand tas. 

Saxidromus squalidus ky’u. 
scalp k-as’E'l. 
scared tlqua'k'a. 

scraper of deer bone gyitsrate'skd. 
scrotum k^utle k^al^ testicle skin. 
sea ta'nga. 

- far out into the, siako. 

seal qot (borrowed from Tsimshian). 
sea lion k’et, k-ae. 

- hat sqa'tse dadzEn. 

- armor made of the skin of, 

k-’og-agya'. 


sea otter k^o'u ( (?) see martin). 

to see k'ih, kea'n. 

self tloo, a'gEn. 

septum kun tE'ngare. 

to seio tl’El, gya tl’El. 

shaman slca'g-a. 

shark k'’at; k-’a'qata a'ora = dog¬ 
fish mother. 
she la. 

sheath of dagger k^aotl k ’al —dag¬ 
ger skin. 

shells, burned and chewed with to¬ 
bacco, gua'ga. 
ship k-’e'i. 
short k-’odza'o. 
shoulder sk’al. 
sick st’e. 
sinew qa'e. 

to sing sqala'n, k’atsa'o. 
sister, djas (said by brother). 
sister-in-law tl E'nara (brother’s wife, 
said by brother and vice versa). 

-tsi'nga (brother’s wife, said by 

sister and vice versa), 
to sit k*’au'6. 
skate sqa'na.’ 
skin k’al. 

skull k’a sku'tse = head bone. 
sky k'oie' kara'n. 

slate tlk'a s’a'ga —stone rotten 
(soft). 

sZafle'qaldE'nga. 
to sleep t’ei. 
sleep tlk*’ag*a. 
sling tsawu'n. 
small gau gE'tso. 
to smell sku'ngudEn. 
smoke g’a'eu ; gyine'it. 

- hole gyinada'i. 

snail ct’E'la K. 
snake si'ga. 
snipe ayaln'a. 
snow d’ara'o. 
son-in-law ko'ne. 
soot k ayu'eian. 

soul catcher k-’angitlkigya— breast 
dancing ornament. 



















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berry soup ac. 
to speak kyetlkul. 

- to somebody so'ta. 

spear shaft kit’u'. 
to throw spear kit. 
sparrow hawk skya'mskun. 
Spermophylus Parryi tsatlk‘. 
spider k-’utlsia'h. 
spike of pine gia'. 
spoon sla'gul. 

large spoon sla'gul g-ania'lo, sla'gul 
g'anE'l. 

spring k'Mn rad, k’in re'da (k’in 
= summer). 
sprout ck-’a'u K. 

squall t’a'tso k'de'we (t’a'tso = 
wind). 
squid du K. 

squirrel da'sqa ; gEtltsa'k K. 
to squirt yi'lthn. 
to stand gya'ran. 
star k’’e'itsa6. 

shooting star lf’e'itsao kwa'rau — 
star excrement. 
starfish sk*’a'am. 
to steal k‘’6'tlta. 
stomach gy’e'tse. 
stone tlk'a, g’dta'. 
storehouse in forest gya'c liala'n. 
storm qastl. 
story k^’a/eg-an. 
strawberry liil daha'n. 
street gy’u. 

strings for tying up blanket, handle, 
.(dljt'a'ts(e). 
strong dakuya'. 

stump of tree, a fallen trunk, 
k-’a'qo. 

summer k - ’in, k*’in ya'ko. 
sun dzidlgoe. 

suspensor of dagger k-’a'otl 
t’a'ts. 

swan titl’u'n. 

sweet ha'ulas. 

sweetheart k - ’atai'ra. 

to swim (bird, wood) tlEgE'n. 


T. ' 

table gata da'n = it eat instrument. 
tail of bird, whale, ky’i'ia, sky’ea'o. 

- °f fi^ 1 st’a'i = foot. 

to talk kyetlkul. 

talker kyetlkul Ira'era = talking 
master. 

tattooing gyida'. 

temples near eyebrow skya'ts qota. 

- tragus gye'lsEnta're. 

testicles k-’utle'. 
there es’. 

therefore k-’a'gan. 

thicket tlkyan ts’igE'nga yu'an. 

^/ue/k'otlia lia'era=steal master. 

thing gyi'na. 

thirsty k’’’add. 

thorn da'a, da'nga. 

thread gy’etla'o. 

to throw with stones tsa wa'nga (see 
sling). 

thumb sli k’use'. 
thunder he'lan ; kaqe'gsl. 
tide koa'kia'. 

the tide turns koa'tlk-at lta'ra. 
Tlk-agi]t = >St6>tte beach; Skidegate. 
toad tlkyan k’ost’an = forest crab. 
tobacco gul. 

toes st’a k-’a'nge =foot finger. 
to morrow da'rgatl. 
tongue t.’a'ngEl. 

tongs, for taking stones out of fire, 
tlk'a tso = stone tongues. 
too g-e'dEn. 
tooth dz’En. 

molar tooth dz’En k’a'tskul. 

town la'na. 

tree k-et. lca'e. 

trout ta'tl’at. 

twice stingEn. 

twins ntsa'ta qe'gn stin. 

U. 

Ulva k’’atc. 

uncle (father’s brother) k un=«father. 








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uncle (mother’s brother) ka. 
unmarried man dlnian. 

- woman sk’En ka'nda. 

Y. 

Vaccinium ovalifolium titan 

- Vitis Idaca sk'a'uran gyit’e' = 

salmon berry small. 
valley tl’a'dan. 

vein g-a'i nsg-ere'= blood vein. 
Veratrum glia'iga K. 

Viburnum acerifolium tla'e K. 

W. 

to walk k'a. 

wall na ta gul = bouse side. 
warm ky’e'ina. 
warp qa'i. 
warrior gutl’i'sta. 

-ra'Hitlta lra'era = fighting 

master. 
to wash tin. 

- one's hands sltla'nEn. 

wasp sral, c:lial K. 
water g’andl. 
wave g’a'eu. 
ice etl, t’alE'ngua. 
weak kTiqa(ga'). 
weft k^oda'i. 
wet rfidzi'gLn. 
whale kun. 

- fabulous, with five fins t wask\ 

what gosu, gog’us. 
where gyinu'. 


ichistle sk'a'na. 
white g^’a'da. 

- man ire'ts qa/etra=iron man. 

-k*’El g'ada'a=man white. 

who gyl'sto. 

why go'gusg-ano, g a'tlEntla'o. 
wide tlak-id 
wife dj’a. 
wind tatsa'o. 

- seaward, tatsa'o sg‘a. 

- catpaw, tatsa'o skada'lga. 

- landward, tatsa'ogitl. 

- increasing in strength t’atse'lga. 

wing ne'i ; st’a'run. 
winter ta'da ; seel ga'rat. 
to wish sta'tEl. 
witchcraft ct’a'u K. 
wolf go'utc ; ho'utc (borrowed from 
Tiingit) K. 
woman dj’a'ata. 
woodpecker clotsg ada'n. 
wood tlkyan. 
worm cik ; sk'a'ra. 
wrist nae k-’old’E'ngo =arm joint. 

Y. 

year ta'da (see wintei ). 
yellow g’an tlratl. 
yes 6; a'nga. 
yesterday da'rgatl tlga'e. 
day before yesterday sta g*al stin- 
ge'lgen = two nights ago. 
you, pi. dalE'h. 
young gyi'tg'e ; ItE'rEn. 


III. ENGLISH-TSIMSHIAN. 


A. 


above lEqa'. 
to accompany stol. 
across tsag’a'. 
adam's apple sia'uq. 


adze of stone tasErEm lap = adze of 
stone. 

to adopt sEwula'isk = make rela¬ 
tive. 

afraid has, pi. lEbas. 
afternoon tla da'otl gya'muk. 














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again tla(l)gyik(2) = perfect sense 
(1) then (2). 
against tqal. 

-( hostile ) lEbi'lt. 

ago, a few dugs, g’E'rdata. 

- a few weeks, gyetqa'utq. 

- a year, long ago, gye k’a/otl 

(k’a / otl = year). 

- long, tla'gyigyat. 

air ha. 
all tqa'ne. 

to allow Enaoq (see to consent). 

1 allow him to come Ena/yd dEm 
ka'edEks. 
also dl. 

always tla'wula. 

ancestor, female, nag'an tse'esk'um 
(see grandmother). 

- male, nag’an yetk'um (see 

grandfather). 

and (connecting nouns, etc.) ditl, 
g*antl. 

-(before words designating hu¬ 
man beings) dis, g’ans. 

-(connecting sentences) ada. 

angry tlo'onte. 
animal ie ; ts’Esk. 
ankle hEmho'm. 
to answer dilEinaqtl. 
antlers qaqa'ns. 
arm an’o'n. 

- above elbow lEbEo'n. 

armor of elk skin k-’Etla'n, 
to arrive batsk. 
arrow haua'l. 

- bird arrow, t’e'es. 

to ascend a river g-’a'la. 
to ascend a mountain maqtl. 
ashes dE'nEk'SEk-. 
ashore tsE'rEn. 
to ask kErE'taq. 

Asuwa'lgyat (a fabulous monster 
belonging to the gens Kan- 
lia'da, raven .) gyat — person. 
at (referring to distant objects) ga, 
gasga. 


at (referring to present objects) da. 
aunt (mother’s sister) = mother. 

-(mother’s brother’s wife)nEkta'. 

-(father’s brother’s wife) na'os. 

autumn ksd'ot. 

axe, European, gyegya/otk= length¬ 
wise fastened. 

- stone, daliE'rEs. 

B. 

baby, male, gyine'es. 

- female, wok-’a'uts = without 

labret. 
back k-’a'o. 
backward gyi'lsks. 
bad liada'q. 
to bail ts’e’yuk. 

bailer ha(l)ts’e / yuksa(2) = instru¬ 
ment (1) bailing (2). 
bark, match, gyimst. c 
basket, for berries, iu'sEl. 

- for fish, tSEla'. 

- of cedarbark, for carrying 

household goods when traveling, 
do'otlk. 
to be ne, nene'. 
bear, black, o'i. 

- grizzly, mEdi'ek. 

- fabulous (?) white, mEs’o'l. 

- gens, gyispotuwE'da. 

beard emq. 

to beat time k'ansp’a'. 
beaver sts’al. 
because (a)wul. 
bed halela'tlk. 

bee ap (borrowed from Tinnc). 
beforehand gu'ldEm. 
behold! rakstana' ! 
belly bEn. 
to belong to wald. 
below gyeek. 

berries, dried, gEne'gu (atl). 

Bilqula Lalgyime'l. 
bird ts’o'wots. 



















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bird, all flying animals, lEpil'yeky. 
black t’o'otsk. 

- -paint for face qto'ots. 

blackberries ma/e. 
blanket gus. 

- white, gus maks. 

- sea otter, gus ptlon. 

- Chilcat, gus(l)naikyi'm(2) 

gya'muk(3) = blanket (l) sun 
(3) ; naikyim, evidently from 
na'qin, Tlingit. 
blind su'Ens. 
blood itle'. 
blue kuskua'sk. 

boards in bottom of canoe ktsa'oks. 

bone sa'yup. 

book, sa'wuns. 

boom t’uksitle'. 

boots ts’a'oqs (see foot). 

on both sides laqaq. 

bow haukta'k. 

- of canoe gyits’a'iq. 

bowstring te'es. 

box for food k'alEi'rEnk’. 

- for blankets qpe'is. 

boy womtlk. 

brain wunEg'a'us (see head), 
branch ane'is, pi. anane'is. 

- of river lots’ar. 

-ts’a/tle. 

bread ana'e. 
breast ka'yek*. 
breath ksEnatlk. 

&nrf< 7 etsaja(l)k-ane'qs = across (1). 
to bring da k-a'edEks (da = at, 
k a'edEks = to come). 
&roomliad’6 / osk=r=instrument sweep¬ 
ing. 

brother (called by brother) weky. 

- (called by sister) tlE'mkte. 

brother-in-law (husband’s brother) 
tlg'Ega'otks. 

-(wife’s brother) tlg-uag-atla'm. 

brown srloqla'p (see stone), 
bucket o'mtlElt. 
bullhead (a fish) g-’aye'et. 


burial of shaman in house or cave 
ts’Em lap = in rock. 
burning the dead malk. 

- - payment for, qmalg’Eck 

= receive for being burned. 
to burn (v. n.) gua lak (see fire). 

- burning leggings, Gualgaba'qs 

(traditional name). 
to bury 16 an’o'n = into hand. 
bush species (?) qtlatl. 
by and by hauwe'ne. 

-tladzE. 

C. 

calf of leg ba'EnEr. 

to call ho'otk, pi. huklio'otk. 

- I call his name, nsuwa'tkada 

(see name), 
calm gyaks. 
to camp gya. 
to move camp layek. 
cane, walking, k - a'at. 
cannibal qgyat = eat people (Olala). 
canoe qsa. 

Haida canoe qsa Em Haida. 
canoe moves stern foremost lantk. 
canon ts’ala'sEr. 
cape ka/maks. 

carriage tsVktsik (Chinook). 
to carry into ts’ElE'm(l)ga(2) = 
into (1) at (2). 

- in flying tikyepa'ik (see to fly). 

to carve gyetlk, pi. gyetlgyetlk. 
carving fc/M/ehagyetla'^instrument 
carving. 

cat to'us (Chinook). 
to catch salmon spaqtl. 
causative — En. 

-g-an. 

cataract ts’Em(l)lio'otseq(2) = in 

( 1 ) ? ( 2 ). 

cedar g’Ela/r, pi. g’Ela'r. 

- bark liat’a/1. 

a certain g’alt. 

chair hali'd’a (d’a —to sit, ba = 
instrument). 



















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channel, narrow strait , mE'qtla. 
cheek, lower part, wunda'. 

- upper part, tea/1. 

cherry g -, Ela'mst. 
to chew k*’a'un. 
chief sEm’a'yit. 

child tlgua'mElk, pi. k’apEtgErEtlk. 

- of chief tlguwa'lksek. 

chin tqlakwak (kwaq = lip). 
clams ts’ilq. 

to close one's eyes ts’e'ep. 
cloud, overcast sky, sa. 

- cirrus, wukts’E'n. 

club, war-club, k’auwa'i. 
coat kdta's. 
cold, to feel, qkua'tko. 
to come k’a/edEks. 

- from watk, pi. amia/an (see 

from). 

- down kwant. 

common things skfitg Em ga. 
company na'tatl, pi. nata'tltatl. 
to consent Ena'oq. 

to continue tlawula wal =always do. 

-tlawula hau = always say. 

copper plate haya'tsk. 
cormorant k'ag'a'. 
corner amo'. 

- of house amo's. 

council lEsa'osk, wulg'ak’a'st. 

- combined with feast g’Elsga'- 

yetl. 

councilman (next to chief in rank) 
lEgagl'gyat (gyat = person). 
country k'a'lts’apt (see town), 
cover of anything at. 
cow mEsmo'os (Chinook). 
crab k-Elina's. 
crabapple malkst. 
crane k-’asqa'os. 

crest (of gens) ts’apk (see town, peo¬ 
ple). 

crow k^auqa'n. 

crown of head mESEmak 

to cry wiha'ut = great say, pi. bak. 

- for sorrow t’a'oqtlk Em bak. 

cup haa'ks = drink instrument. 


to c^k^’ots, pi. k*’ask*’6ts. , 
to cut off qtsak-a'ts. 
to cut open pe'atl. 

D. 

day sa (see cloud), 
dagger k*’ad Em do'osk. 
dance kala'it. 

dancing blanket gus bala'it. 

- hat amhala'it = used in dance. 

- leggings k'aqselks Em si (si = 

leg). 

daughter = female child. 
dead ts'ak. 
deaf ts’e'eq. 
my dear! (male) nad. 

- (female) datl. 

deep tlEp. 

deer wan, pi. wan. 

- fawn kusts’e'ek. 

to die ts’ak, pi. dEr. 
dish, carved, k-ai'itl. 

- large, k-aiitle'ek. 

- of mountain sheep horn stata's. 

to do wfild. 
dog has, pi. liaslia's. 
door lEksa'q (see out), 
double gu'lba. 
downward tgye. 

-ya'g-a. 

down a river gi'si. 

dreadful liats’E'ks (see ugly). 

to dream ksuwE'q. 

to dress up no'otk, pi. k’ano'otk. 

to drink aks, pi. laa'ks. 

drum na'otl. 

to dry (v. a.) sigE'r. 

duck me'Ek. 

-nana'at. 

- black, amgyi'ek. 

- spotted, g’ag'awe'. 

dust yo'op. 

E. 

eagle qski'yek. 
ear mo. 























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earhole ts’Em mo = in ear. 
perforation of ear nak-aga mo. 
east glsiya'sk (gI'si=down river). 
easy e'EpEn. 

to eat ya'wiqk, pi. tqa'oqk. 

- in compounds , q —. 

- something gap. 

-* up tsatlt. 

egg tlgEma't. 
elbow ska'neis. 

( person) elder than self se'elgyat 
(gyat = person). 

elderberry bush sk'an la/ots (k - an = 
tree, la/ots = elderberry). 
elderberry la'ots. 
elk sia/n. 

to elope da (see with), 
to enter ts’e'en, pi. lam ts’aq. 
European k-’amksl'oa (borrowed 
from Hedltsuk?). 
evening skl'yetlaks. 
eye wuI’e'1. 
eyebrow lEgyl'l. 
eyelashes na'mEl. 
eyelid, lower, ska/ul. 

- upper, lEqaa/1. 

F. 

face ts’al, pi. k-ats’altsa'l. 
to fall k-a'ina, pi. le'ina ; sa(l) k-a'- 
in(2) =suddenly(l) to fall(2). 
far t’a, pi. t’ad’a'. 

-waraitV. 

to fasten dse'ep. 

- to dse'ep tqal (= against). 

fat (n.) ya'i. 
father nEgua/t. 

- address, a/bo. 

father-in-law tlams. 
fathom g-a'it. 

- half fathom k‘’a/yek = breast. 

-(left elbow to tip of finger of 

right hand) disk-a'neis (see el¬ 
bow), 
fear bast. 


feathers II. 

to fell (a tree) lf’otstl (k-an). 
female (only referring to human be¬ 
ings) ksEm —. 
few abo'o. 
to fight wuldo'yitk. 

- with fists dal. 

fin of fish nEk’auwa'i (see paddle). 

- Delphinus Orca ne'iq. 

to find, to reach , to receive, wa. 
finger kuts’o'atl. 

- first, hats’e'ek*. 

- second , ksin’a/k*. 

- third, hasta'leks. 

- fourth, tlgo'uskai. 

to finish g-a'ode, g-ag-a/ode. 
fire lak. 

- is burning gua'lak: 

- to start fire sEgua'lga lak (se 

= to make). 
fire drill tkl'en. 

- stick of, nE sl'etkl'en — 

foot of fire drill. 
fireplace ts'Em la'k^in fire. 
fish 16wE'lEm(l)ts’Ein(2)aks(3) = 
in(2) water(3). 
fish hook t’a/wil. 

flag ( European) atlo , m(l)gyamuk 
(2)r=sail(l) sun(2). 
flanks sitlk. 
fiat tga, pi. d’aqtqa. 
tlatheads d’aqtqa = the flat ones. 
flounder daqs. 
flower mEtsaqala'i. 
to fly kyspa/ek. 
fog ye'en. 
to follow ya/ak. 
food wune'ia. 

foolish mEwa'tsa (wa'tsa = land 
otter). 

foot si (Nass : sa/e) tsa/oqs (see 
plant). 

forehead wapq. 
forenoon serliaqs. 
fork haya'wiqk = instrument eat. 
fox naratse' (borrowed). 


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friend nEse'bansk. 
frightened bas. 

fringes on upper part of blanket for 
tying it t’a. 

fringes on pants, etc., liatla'. 
from watk (see to take from), 
fruit, species(?) ksl'u. 

Gc. 

gambling with sticks qsEii. 

- sticks qsEn sa'yup = gambling 

bone. 

--— the trumps, sticks without 

marks , g’a'e. 

- marked with three rings. 

ksi, tsErda'm. 

- marked with three rings, 

the central one broken at one side , 
k*’o'dsiqt. 

(to gamble with sticks): shuffling and 
dealing out, sa'ritsu. 

- to choose one stick, 

gu'sEn. 
gens pteq. 

to get a “ douceur ” gyia'iq. 
ghost ba'laq, pi. bilba'laq. 
gills k^’a/usq. 

girl tlgua hana'aq = little woman; 

wok , ’a'uts = without labret. 
to give gyEna'm, pi. gyengyena'm. 
- food gyi'En. 

glabella 16 spEq lEgyl'l (lEgyl'l = 
eyebrow). 
glacier s’ia'n. 

glad lo(l)ama(2)k-a'o1(3) =in(l) 
good (2) heart (3), pi. 16 ama'm 
k-ak-a'ot. 
to go k’a. 

- go! nda ! pi. nda'sEm. 

to go into a boat \d'k‘Em (16 = into). 

- on a road yak, pi. liya'k (see 

to follow). 

- out of house ksEr = out. 

god sEma/yit kE laqa' = chief above. 
good am, pi. ama'm. 


goose, black, ha'aq. 

- white, tle'wun. 

grandchild tlukta'ayen. 
grandfather niya'. 
grandmother nts’e'etso. 
grass kEya/qt. 
great wl, pi. wud’a'. 
great grandchild o'olis. 
great grandfather o'olis. 
grease of olachen k/’a'wutse. 
grease bag of sea-lion guts sinek 
sa/sk. 

green mEtle'itk. 
greenstone nElia'n. 
grouse maqme'eq. 
to guess go (see to shoot), 
gull k'ak-o'um. 
gum for chewing skyan. 
gun k’ap’Ela'. 
guts k’al’a'os. 

H. 

Haida Haida. 
hail ts’ats’a'. 
hair 11. 

- of scalp k'a'us (see head). 

half qpl'ye. 

- white qpima’k. 

- cuttlefish (a crest) qpihatsalt. 

halibut tqa'o. 

- hook yig'a'. 

haliotis pElha'. 
hammer, stone, tEqtl. 
hand an’o'n. 

- back of, lEqsEne'itl. 

handle of paddle g-a'lon. 

to hang yaq, pi. ya'iaq. 

happy 16 ama k-a'ot (see glad). 

Harelda glacialis an’ane'eq. 

hat k-a'it. 

to hate lEla'leqs. 

hawk qtso wotsk. 

haws rala'ms. 

he, present, ne'EdEt. 

- absent, ne'Edga. 





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head t’Emk'a'us. 

headdress amhala'it — used in dance. 
to hear nEqEno'. 
hearsay amEk'ad. 

- in compounds, —Ira. 

heart k-a'ot. 
heavy p’a'lEk*s. 
heel to'upqs. 

Heiltsulc Wutsda'. 
heraldic column ptsan. 
here ya'gua. 
hermaphrodite k ana'ts. 
herring skE. 

- rake ky’EdE'. 

high gyeps. 
hip t’Einba'. 

to hit, arrow, batsk (see arrive). 
homesick wigyaik. 
hoof of cow k-asEsi'm. 

- of deer k*ana'q. 

horse gyuda'n (Chinook). 
house walp, pi. howu/lp. 

- placein the rear of the, sto' op’ e1. 

humming-bird ts’E'pts’Ep. 
hungry k‘te, pi. luk'te. 
to hurt sg'a'yigs. 
husband naks. 

I. 

/nE'rid. 
ice t’a'd. 
in ts’Em. 

-ts’ElE'm. 

inside ts’ElE'm. 
instep lEqsne'eqs. 
instrument ha —. 

-k*an —. 

to intend r’ap = must, anything seri¬ 
ous, habitual. 

interior, inside of, ts’ar, pi. ts’Ets’a'r. 
intestines hat (see womb), 
vito 16 . 

- to carry, ts’ElE'm ga. 

iron t’o'otsk (see black), 
island lEks d’a', pi. lEksliuwa'n = 
alone sitting. 


island, large stand, lEqlEksd'a'. 
it ne'edEt, 

J. 

jackknife haqpa'qt. 
jay, blue, kuskua's. 
just da. 

K. 

kelp-cake tla'ask. 
kidney lEpE ts’a't (see stomach), 
to kill ts’ak, yets (see dead), 
killer (Delphinus Orca) ne'iqtl (see 
fin). 

kingfisher tsia'lk. 

knife hatlebi'esk ^instrument 
smoothing. 

- butcher, ha lr’otsa'me (ha = 

instrument, lr’ots = to cut, 
a'me — meat). 

knothole in board ane'is (see branch), 
to know wula'i. 

Kwakiutl (^ago'otl, t’ad’a' = those 
far away. 

L. 

labret k*’a'uts. 

- perforation for, nak*’ag a a'q 

(see mouth), 
ladder k'ana'qs. 
landslide tla. 

large wi le'ks (wi = great). 
to laugh sis’a'qs, pi. lasaa'qs. 
law wulEla/. 
leaf ia'nEs. 

to leave da'wult, pi. lrada'wult. 

-gdaqs. 

-watk (see from). 

- the house ksEr, pi. ksaq (see 

out). 

left hand (nE)me'tekiawan (Ein 
an’o'n). 
leg (a)si'. 














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leg above knee k’Elg'a'isil. 

- below knee tEmtla'm. 

to lie down nak, pi. latlk. 
lightning ts’a'mte. 
to like sa'ra. 
lip, upper, kwaq. 
little tlgua. 
liver pe. 

long wi nak‘ (wi=great). 

- time sk’ana'q, n’aga'. 

to look ne'etsk, pi. nekne'etsk. 

- after somebody moving away 

kuo'tlstakEla'atl. 
to look up man ne'etsk. 
to love hasa'oknEnan. 
lungs dep. 

M. 

to make ts’ap, pi. ts’apts’a'p. 

- the same wilawa'ldet. 

-se —, pi. g'asE' —. 

- (to catch and dry) salmon se- 

lia'n, pi. g’asEha'n. 

- a fist to somebody t’a'gyil an’o'n- 

(2)ts’al(3) =arm(2)* face(3). 
man io'ot, pi. io'ota. 
many haldE, wihaldE (wl = great). 
marmot kui'yuk. 
to marry naksk (see husband), 
martin ie'ue. 

mask ame'lEk'= used at night. 

was£k - an eui atlo'm —tree of sail. 

master mia'n. 

mat of cedar bark sk'an. 

meat sa'me. 

midnight SErlg*aa / tk. 

milk ksEtn a'ks = woman water. 

miserable, good for nothing, k'a'mste. 

- in compounds, k*am —. 

misfortune happening q—ka. 
to miss gua'ades, pi. gutgua'ades. 
to mistake for gun. 
a monster of the sea ts’Ein a'ks=: 
in water. 

month gy’a'muk (see moon, sun). 


moon gy’a'muk Em ho'open = sun^ 
of night. 

morning k’antla'k\ 

mortar nEbEts’e'. 

mosquito gyi'ek = piercer. 

mother na'e. 

mother-in-law tlams. 

mountain sqane'is. 

mountain goat mE'te (see sheep). 

- young, wakn. 

mountain lion ua'oso. 
mouse wuts’e'En. 
mouth kutl’a'q (see lip), 
mud loa'ky. 

N. 

nail (of finger) tlEqs. 

- of toe tlEqs Em si. 

name wa. 

narrow, long and, niE'qtla. 
a narrow opening lotlko'ol. 
neck t’Emla'ne. 

neckring of cedar bark lo'e (borrowed 
from Kwakiutl). 

nephew (sister calls sister’s son) = 
son. 

-(brother calls brother’s son) = 

son. 

-(sister calls brother’s son) 

tlgusle's. 

-(brother calls sister’s son) 

tlgusle's. 

Neqno'q, NEqno'q, supernatural 
beings. 

nest nlo'otlk. 
net, large, tk-atl. 

- small, pE'na. 

night ho'opEn. 
night atk. 
nimbus me'Ek. 
no a'yen. 
no (adj.), atlgE. 
noise botany noise. 

-qsta'meq (of falling objects). 

noon lEbare'it sqet’a' gya'muk. 

















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north gE'rElka. 

north-northwest wind gyitErane'etsk 
(see Tongas), 
nose ts’aq. 

- ridge of, kto'usk Em ts’aq. 

nose ornament k-alk'tsitlo'osk. 
nostril tsEni ts’aq = in nose. 
not atlgE. 

notch of arrow lianema'ul. 
now gya/wun. 

Nusqe'mta (of the Bilqula legends) 
ms. 

• O. 

oesophagus na/ata. 
olachen rE. 

-ha lEmatk = saviour. 

old {man) wud’a'gyat (Emio'ot) = 
great people. 

on top of laq (also beginning all 
names of islands). 
on {against) tqal. 
the one who tEi'n. 
only g*am. 
to order gun. 
otter wa'tsa {see foolish), 
out of ksa. 
outside gye'laq. 
over, across, le'r’an. 
overcast ts’e'ebe sa = close eye heav¬ 
en. 

owl qpalrEmtlk. 

P. 

to paddle wa/i. 
paddle wa'i. 

paint, red, for face, niEs’a'wus. 
palate atlena/. 

palm of hand ts’Em an’o'n = in 
hand. 

pants p’aqs. 

parents nsgua/at {see father), 
to be particular whom one's child is to 
marry nalEgyidaha'u. 
to pay qtka. 


paying for burial to gens of father 
de'wul (see to burn), 
people gyat. 

- who lived long ago tEtlgyat. 

-ts’apt. 

- common, waa/iEn. 

pestilence liaiatlila'qs {borrowed from 
Kwakiutl). 
pestle sl'ist. 

to pierce gyetlk, pi. gyetlgyetlk. 
pipe (a)qpeia'n = eat smoke. 
to pity ramra'd. 

place of kEnE — (kun —, Gyitksan 
dialect). 

-k—(only in geographical 

names). 

-(where something is frequently 

done) kspE —. 

-(where something is kept) — 

ndE. 

plant of foot ts’Em tsa'oqs — in 
foot. 

to play k*ame / elEk = to speak good 
for nothing. 

to play with somebody sila k - ame'- 
elEk. 

poor gue r E. 
porcupine a'wat. 
porpoise dsli'r: 
potlatch ya'uk. 
powder o'mElak {see fire), 
prairie laq nEp’a' (laq = on). 
to prepare guldEin k*a' wun= before¬ 
hand ready. 
to pretend sis. 
pretty amapa's (see good), 
principal man. 
to pull sa'ik. 

- up man sa'ik. 

to pursue loya/ek, pi. 161iya'ek = 
into go on road. 
to put into ts’E'lEm = into. 

-losgE'rE (16 = into). 

Q. 

quick t’en. 

- to run, aloba'n t’e'n. 













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E. 

rabbit k’a. 
raccoon dsa'olky. 
rain was. 
rainbow ma/qae. 
rapids da'eks. 

rattle seso' (borrowed from Tling- 
it?). 

raven Iraq. 

- as deity Tqe'msEm. 

- gens K'anha'da. 

rays of sun sisi' gyamuk = feet of 
snn. 

ready k-a'wun. 

to receive, eat , q-. 

receiving payment for burial qde'- 
wul. 

-qlo an’o'n. 

to receive taa'qtl. 
red mEsk. 
relatives wulu/isk. 
remains man. 

to request guna' (see to order), 
to return ie'tlk. 

- into 16 ie'tlk. 

rib ptal. 

rich amawa'l —well to do. 
right hand nEsimia'uwan (Em 
an’o'n). 

river g-’ala a'ks=ascending water, 
pi. g*’ala aka'ks. 

- up (locative), gigya'ne. 

- on the liiver Ksia'n, ts’Em 

sia'n. 

to roll down gya'agEltk. 
roof awa'lp = bouse cover (at). 

-laqa walp = top of house. 

round tkwia'tlk,' pi. tkwiyitlye'- 
tlk. 

rowlock k anwa'i = instrument pad¬ 
dling. 

to run ba, pi. otl. 

- into canoe 16 k'Em ba. 

- away gy’e'eqk. 

- with somebody da ba. 


S. 

safe matk. 

sail atlo'm qsa = sail boat. 
saliva poksk. 
salmon han. 

- spring, lianhiso'ont. 

- berry niEk’a'qs. 

salt man. 

-tlkum lap (lap = stone). 

the same nene'etl. 
sand a'us. 
to save lEma't. 
to say lia'u. 

-ia. 

scalp qa'le. 

scar tle'eky, pi. tletle'eky. 
to scold wi Em lia'ut—great say; 
(cf. to cry). 

scraper of stone for dressing skins 
halogya'tlqan. 

to scream aya'wa, ayaluwada. 
sea qa'tla (obsolete). 

-laq man = on salt. 

sea egg a'sot. 
seal rE'la. 

- big, to rE'la. 

- young , lr’oa'tk - . 

sea lion t’e'epEn. 
sea otter ptlon. ■ 
secretly dak*’a'mtSEn. 

- leave, tikye'eqk. 

to see ne. 

seldom wag’E'rEdEt. 
self gyilE'ks = back (in reflexive 
verbs). 

-lEp. 

- myself lEp nE'rio. 

to send ha'yets. 

- a present ya'vvus. 

separate lEksgya't (gyat = people). 
septum nda'o ts’aq (ts’aq = nose). 

- perforation of, nag-’ag’ Em 

ts’aq. 

to seic tlo'opk. 
shaman suwa'nsk. 
























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shame ! tsaq ! 

shavings kam tlEbl'esk = useless 
shaven. 
sheep mE'te. 

sheets tehatlo'm (see sail instru¬ 
ment). 

to shoot go (see to guess), 
shore of lake ts’oq (qtsaqtl, Gyitk- 
san). 

short talpk. 
shoulder t’Emg'a'e. 
sick si'epk. 
sickness hasi'epk. 
to sing li'emi. 

Sisiutl ( double-headed snake) Laqa- 
qua'sa = botk sides bead. 
sister (called by sister; tlE'mkte. 

-(called by brother) tlka'uk. 

to sit d’a, pi. wan. 
skin ana's. 

sky ts’Em laqa’ = in above. 
slave qa'a (tqalwa'alEmqtl ?). 
to sleep qstoq, pi. laqsta'oq. 
slime of snail yeti. 
slope, gentle, wulotla'p. 
slow laltk. 

small ts’o'osk (also, young of ani¬ 
mals). 

-tlgua. 

smoke p’eia'n. 

to smoke qp’eia'n = to eat smoke. 

smoke hole a'la. 

to smoothen tlE'lEp. 

smoothened tlEbl'esk. 

snail hatsaE'rElt. 

snake matqala'ltq. 

snow nia'dEm. 

something ga (see what). 

-ky’En. 

sometimes k'aqpa. 
son = male child. 
soot g’arn. 
sorrow t’aqtl. 
south ha'iwas (see rain), 
southeast gl'si ha'iwas (glsi = down 
river, was — rain). 


span, thumb to second finger, 
sa'ols. 

sparrow-hawk qskya'msEn (borrow¬ 
ed from Tlingit?). 
to speak a'lgiaq, pi. ala'lgiaq. 

-hau. 

- together sarait hau. 

- against somebody lEbi'lt liau. 

spider skyet. 

spring kwana'ks (aks = water). 
spoon of mountain-goat horn haa'ks 
= instrument drink. 
spruce se'uieii, pi. SEmsE'mEn. 
squid hats’a'lt. 
squirrel dasq. 

to stand ha'yitk, pi. maqsk. 
star pia'ls. 
starfish kaima'ts. 
to stay d’a, pi. wan (see to sit). 

- for a while g‘’ad’a = a while 

stay. 

- to camp on beach dsoq. 

- boat, staying (not moving, on 

water) la'o. 
to steer liada'i. 
stockade da. 
stomach ts’al. 
stone lap, pi. lEpla'p. 
to stop (v. a.), gyila'go. 
story ada’wuq. 

stranger lEksgyat = separate peo¬ 
ple ; pi. hagulEgya't. 
strap for basket k-anauwa'le. 
to strike t’o'os. 

to succeed, to be able to do anything, 

aqtl. 

to suck nEliEma'. 
suddenly sa. 
summer sont. 
sun gya'muk. 

- rises tlaksewa'ntk gya'muk. 

- sets tkia'sa. 

swallow sEpEqi' Em aks (aks = wa¬ 
ter). 

to sweep d’o. 












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T. 

tail ts’op. 

to take ga, pi. doqtga (see at), 
to take away setqa ia'gok(?). 
to take into ts’E'lEm ga —into at. 
to take from fire asti. 
to take off blanket saga't. 
tall winak (wi = great). 

-nEptlaqtl. 

to taste baq. 

tattooing on breast gyetlk*a'yek (see 
to pierce). 

- arm gyetlo'n. 

to teach se wula'i = to make know. 
to tear down (a house) k^oa'lt. 

- to pieces pe'El. 

tears kbit. 
to tell math 
temples wulksitla'ntk. 
then kyek. 

-adawu'l. 

they dEp ne'EdEt. 

thimble k-antlo'obes = sew instru¬ 
ment. 

thin, lean, ksa sa'yup (sa'yup — 
bone?). 

thirsty logE'rEn aks ts’Em aq (aks 
ts’Ein aq= water in mouth). 
thou nE'rEn. 
to throw into fire tqe'el. 
thumb mas. 

thunder k’alaple' Em laqa' = thun- 
derbird in heaven. 
thunderbird k’alaple'ep. 
the tide falls ts’a aks (aks = water). 
.he tide rises leks aks (it grows the 
water). 

to tie, fasten, ts’e'ep. 
sometime tlana'k. 

Tinne ts’Ets’a'ot = those in the in¬ 
terior. 

tired sona'tl, pi. k’asona'tl. 
to da. 

toad k'ana'o. 
tobacco, Indian, wunda'. 


tobacco, European, wunda k-’Emk- 
si'oa. 

to-day seigya'wun. 
together sara'it. 

to-morrow tsegyets’e'ip (see yester¬ 
day). 

- day after, tsenata' tsegyets’e'ip. 

Tongas land and man gyiteranets. 
Tongas woman suwa'L (borrowed 
from Tlingit —woman). 
tongue dii'Ela. 
tooth ua'n. 

lower row of teeth ua'n Em laki'etl. 
upper row of teeth ua'n Em laqa'. 
top of anything g-a'lon (obsolete, 
now only “handle of paddle”). 
-man ’laqa'. 

town k-’alts’a'p, pi. k-’alts’apts’a'p. 
tragus nEk^’a'pEn mo (mo = ear). 
to go traveling liat’a'qs. 
tree k-an, pi. k'ankai'n. 
trousers of skin p’aqs tqa (see pants), 
to try, to examine, SEntsaai'lisk. 
to turn back tkwia'tl (see round), 
to turn over g - ’apha'yetk. 
twins kset’Epqada'l (from two). 

-SEwiha'n = making many sal¬ 
mon. 

U. 

ugly sqats’E'r. 

uncle (father’s brother) nEgua't — 
father. 

-(mother’s brother) nEbe'ip. 

under tlEr. 

unmarried wok ’’a'lekyetk. 
upward baq. 
to use ha. 

Y. 

valley tlkut’e'en. 

vein k-ag- Em itle' (itle = blood). 
very sEinra'l. 

- in compounds, sEm —. 












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visible nesa'p. 

to visit g’a k‘a/edEks:=for a while 
come. 

W. 

wait! hawe'ne (see by and by). 
to wait lie'tl. 

to walk ya (see to follow), 
to want (ha) sa'rau. 
war uldo'yet. 
warm gya'muk (see sun), 
watching lie'tlks (see to wait), 
water aks. 
wave g'a'op. 
we nE'rEm. 
wearing apparel gus. 
weir for catching seals with falling 
tide dsls. 
west qpa'la. 
whale tlpon. 
what ga. 
when ? nda. 

- future, tsedE'nda. 

- past, adE'ndade, adE'ndae. 

where wul. 
where f nda. 
for a while g’a, lam. 
white maks. 
icho ? which ? go, na. 
whose natl. 
whole tqa (see all), 
widow, widower tsEnss ts’ak. 
wife naks (see married). 


wife, first (principal wife), sima'naks 
(mian = master, naks = wife). 

- second, third wife, k’alna'ks. 

wind pask. 

- a certain (direction doubtful), 

gEgta/tk. 

windpipe haa'lagyaq —speaking in¬ 
strument. 
wing k-’ak-’a'i. 

- feathers II Em Ic’ak-’a'i, 

to wish hasa'q. 
with da. 

without wo- 

wolf kyeba'o. 

- gens laqkyeba'o = on the wolf. 

woman liana'aq, pi. hana'naq. 
womb hat. 

woodpecker kitlwue'ansk; sEmgyl'ek 
= spruce pecker. 
to wrestle baq. 
wrist nEqpa'ra an’o'n. 
to write d’am. 

Y. 

year k’atl. 
yes 6. 

- said from a distance haa' = in 

a high key. 

yesterday gyets’e'ip (see to-morrow ). 

- day before, nata'da gyets’e'ip, 

you nE'rESEm. 

young man so'pas (Em io'ot). 

- bear sontlk (eiu ol). 

- animal tlgEin. 


TSIMSHIAN TEXTS. 

Wulaqtla'tk (where a misfortune happened by a landslide), Inverness. 

Tla la'viksga Ts’Emsia'nga amia't gasga Ksia'nga nu wul 
Having left the Tsimshian come from they "from the Skinar. (past) where 

g-asEha'ntga. Adawul g’a lat gasga gya'atsga; ada 

they make salmon. And then for a while they camp at " there ; and 

tlgo'otlg Em haml'aqsga g’altga SEm’a'gyitga, gd'ga seui- 
the child woman of a certain chief, which very 

lEgyidaha'wutga. Tla lio'opElga dak‘’a'mdsEn 

he was particular whom she should marry. (Perfect) night secretly 













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k’a'EclEksga g’a'ltga a'm a sopa's Em io'otga. Adat k’asga wul 

comes a certain nice young man. And he goes where 

na'gasga tlgua'lksga. Ada lia'ut gasga dEmt de batga. Adat 

lies the chiefs daughter. And he says (?) with run him. And 

(elope with him). 

ena'oqtga. Adawul k-ada'wutltga. Tla t wasga nawalptga, 

she consents. And then they left. (Perfect) they having reached his house, 

adawult tqal ha'yint gasga gye'laqga, adaEl ts’e'entga, ada 

and then he against make's her stand ' at outside, but he enters, and 

ha/us dsp na'otga dis nugua't: “ Ayentl nak’anuwa'ne, 

say (plural) his mother and his father: “ Did not you (past) make work you 

(go for her sake), 

nat?” “Ha'yetga da gya'larat,” da'yaga. Adawul ksa otlga 

my dear?” “She stands at outside here,” he replies. Then out run 

tlemkti'yetkgatga. Adawult ts’E'lEm cto'oltga. Adawul 

his sisters. And then into she accompanies them. And then 

tqa'oqgatga asga loma'msga k’aga'otga. K/antla'kga. Adawul 

they eat being . in good hearts. It is morning. Then 


k-a/EdKksga tlgua wud’agya'tga, KsEinwutsVenga wa'atga. Ada 

comes a little old person, Female Mouse her name. And 


lia'utgat: “Tqe'el g’antsemo'nt ! ” ada wa'lsga tlgua'lksga; 

she says : “Burn your earring here ! ” and she does so the chief s daughter ; 


adaElwu'lt asti daqtga tlgua wud’a'gyatga. Adawul ha'utga : 

but then she from fire she takes it the little old person. Then she says: 


“ Datl ! Wula'yene, go tEi'uga'dEnt ? ” “Ayent.” da'yasra. 

“My dear! do you know, who the taker of you here?” “No,” she replies. 

“ HatsaE'rEldEt,” da'yaga. Ada sEm-ba'sga tlgua'lksga. Ada 

“The snail,” she answered. And very afraid the chiefs daughter. And 

ha'usga KsEmwuts’e'enga : “Nda'e! gy’e'eqkEn ! atlgE waraida otl, 

it said the female mouse: “Go! run aw r ay! not far run, 

wul dsoqs dEp nEgua'dEn. Da ya'kEn sto'op’El atlge 

where stay (plural) your parents. Just walk on road back of house not 

nesa'ba na liya'gESEmt yag'a. Ye'tlEt. Nene'etl 16 

visible (past) you went (plural) dowmvard. There is slime. The same in 


ya'kEn baq k - a sqane'esit ada mE le'r’an ya'get ! Nene' wul 

go on road up go mountain that and you over go! It is where 


ds'oqs dEp nEgua'dEn gye'egEt. ” 

stay on beach (plural) parents below.” 


Adawul wa'lesga 
And then she does 


tlgua'lksga. Sis lam ksErgaga'. 

the chiefs daughter. She pretends after a while to go out. 


AdaElwu'l batga. 
But she runs. 


Sem- 16 ya'tgatga na matldEsga tlgua wud’a'gyatga. Tlana'ksga 

Exactly in she^goes (past) she tolcf the little old person. Having some time 

waldga, adawu'l guii'desga na'kstga. Adat wul wula'isga 

done so, then he misses her her husband. And he then knows” 


gy’e'eqgatga. Adawult sag-a'it liukho'otkgasga 

she had escaped. And then together he called them" 

ts’a'ptga. Adawul lolia'gEtga. Tla 

tribe. Then they pursue her. (Perfect) 


tqane'esga nE wi 
all his great 

SEmt watga 

exactly she reaches 


tlgua'lksga ssm laq’o'sga sqane'isga. da 

the chiefs daughter the very top of the mountain, just 


qsta'niEqga. 

noise. 


Adawult go'usga ts’Et 

And then she guesses that they 


loya'yet. 
pursue* her. 


nEqna'etga wi 

she hears great 

Adawu'la tgye 

And then down 




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bat gasga sqnne'isga. AdaEl tla'wula ha'usga wi qsta'mEqga ; 

she runs from the mountain. But always sounds great noise; 

ada gyilEks ne'etsgEtga : rakstana'ga ! tla yik'aya/sga wi tla'oga ; 

and back she looks: behold! (perfect) down comes great landslide; 

k-ank-a'nga lie'natga ada wu'd’a lEpla'opga gyikgya'gEltgatga. Adawu'l 

trees fall and great rocks roll down. Then 

ayawa'sga hana'aqga; tlat ne'etsga wul dsoqs dsp nEgua'dga, 

screamed the woman; (perfect) she sees where stay (plural) her parents, 

asgEt gun lok'Em ; g-agm'oditgasga ts’Em g*aqsa'ogE. Adawul 

she ordering to go into canoe ; they finish (have gone) into the canoes. And then 

di gun a'qtlgatga. Adawul lo'k’em g'’apha'yetget gasga 

also towards (into) she succeeds. Then go into turns round at 

qsa'os nEgua'tga. Matgaga, adaEl wul wi tla'osjra nE wul 

the canoe of her father. She is safe, but where great landslide (past) where 

dso'qtga. Ada gyilgs nEkne'etsgatga, rakstana'ga ! wi ha/ld Em 

they had been. And " back they look, behold! great many 

hats’aE'rEltga k-anuwa'ltga. Adawu'lt matltga tlgua'lksga wula 

snails make happen it. And then she tells the chief’s daughter w r hy 

wa'ltga. Ada ne'netga da Wulaqtla'otga wulawa'ldet. 

it happened. Ayd it is at Inverness where it happened. 

K’anuwS'de da wul-q-tla'ot-k-at. 

It makes name at where landslide-misfortune happening. 


Prayer 1. 

Neqno'q, Neqno'q ; SEm’a'yits, SEm’a'yits ! ramra'dEn ! tgye ne'e 

Neqnoq, Neqnoq; chief, chief! have mercy! downward look 

wal tlErE'nt n ts’a'pEnt.* Man sa'ikya si'Ent, ada ma d’o ts’ant! 

doing under you thy people Up pull thy foot, and off sweep thy face! 


Prayer 2. 

Neqno'q, Neqno'q ; SEm’a'yits, SEm’a'yits ! ramra'dEn ! a'yen 

Neqnoq, Neqnoq; chief, chief! have mercy! else nobody 

tEE'n qsEpeia'nEksEn tlE'rEnt ! Neqno'q ! ramra'dEu ! 

the one to make you receive smoke under you ! Neqnoq! have mercy ! 


Prayer 3. 


L6 sa'ikya na ksEna'tlgEnt, sEm’a'yit ! dsm wul gya'kset! 

Into draw thy breath, chief! (future) that "it be calm! 

Before dinner the Tsimshian burn some food as an offering for Neqnoq. 
After having done so they pray : 

Wa, SEm’a'yits! dEm ga'bEn guaa qpiye ga'bEnmeE. Tawa’l 

There, chief! (future) you eat this part of our food. That is all 

man da gua'a ; tawa'l man da gua'a tlguanee. Gyi'EnEm ! 

left at here; that is all left at here to your child. Give us food! 


* Instead of n ts’a'pEnt, I heard also nEsEgya'tEnt = your people made by you . 


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Satirical Song, 'Mocking the Inhabitants op Meqtlakqatla Emi¬ 
grating with Mr. Duncan to Alaska. 


1. Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Gyila/dsE wigya'tgEn. 

Do not (future) be you homesick. 

AtsEda la'yegEn, • tsEda suwa'dEn. 

When you will leave, when will be you a Tongas woman. 


2. Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Me tsE g am ya'wus di 

You will only send a present also 

Atl gEne'guatl ndE sineksa’k. 

Of preserved berries kept in grease bag (sea-lion guts). 

3. Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Gyila na wl ha/utgEn ! 

Do not (past) you cry ! 

Wul gyinad’a/s Caledonia. 

Because they left behind Caledonia. 

Tlatsede qga'nEgEn. 

When you will have eaten rotten salmon heads. 


4. Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Oyeya, oyeya, a. 

Gyila'na wa k - a'dEn da 

Do not be foolish 

Go lEbElt lia'asEm da Indian E'edzEn. 

Who against you talk the Indian Agent. 



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